Dalbergia hirticalyx
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| Dalbergia hirticalyx | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Dalbergia |
| Species: | D. hirticalyx |
| Binomial name | |
| Dalbergia hirticalyx Bosser & R.Rabev. | |
Dalbergia hirticalyx is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Madagascar. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Dalbergia hirticalyx is a large tree which grows to 29 meters tall. It flowers in September, and fruits from November to February and in June.[1]
Range and habitat
Dalbergia hirticalyx is known from three separate locations in southwestern and west-central Madagascar. In the southwest it is found on the Analavelona Massif, and in Zombitse-Vohibasia National Park about 50 km southeast of Analavelona. The third and disjunct population at Bongolava Province of west-central Madagascar.[1]
At Analavelona and Bongolava it is found in mid-elevation subhumid forests, and in lower-elevation dry deciduous forests at Zombitse, between 500 and 1,300 meters elevation.[1]